Branch Rickey Photograph
Name/Title
Branch Rickey PhotographEntry/Object ID
2024.1.220Description
Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 – December 9, 1965) was born in Scioto County, Ohio near present-day Stockdale. He was an American baseball player and sports executive. Rickey was instrumental in breaking Major League Baseball's color barrier by signing black player Jackie Robinson. He also created the framework for the modern minor league farm system, encouraged the Major Leagues to add new teams through his involvement in the proposed Continental League, and introduced the batting helmet. He was posthumously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1967.Collection
Beaver Valley Historical Society - 2024Category
Sports and Athletes